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New Expo launched to mark Conservation Week

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Tue 27 Aug 2024 9:00am

A new expo focusing on the Taranaki environment is being launched as green groups around the region celebrate Conservation Week/Te Wiki Tiaki Ao Tūroa.

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Search launched for Taranaki's environmental superheroes

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Fri 23 Aug 2024 9:00am

Do you know an environmental superhero? Someone who goes above and beyond to make and keep our place special?

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Focus on pest plants pays off

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Mon 19 Aug 2024

Taranaki Regional Council is working to eradicate pest plants from 570 sites around the region – about three times as many as six years ago.

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Eight million plants and counting for TRC’s riparian planting scheme

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Thu 08 Aug 2024 12:00pm

It all started with one native plant.

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Fantastic freshwater feedback from Taranaki communities

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Tue 02 Jul 2024 9:00am

Around 550 people have attended Taranaki Regional Council’s freshwater drop-in sessions at the 16 events held around the region over the past two weeks.

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High temperatures and low river flows likely caused fish deaths

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Tue 11 Jun 2024 12:00pm

Record high water temperatures and low river levels likely contributed to the deaths of more than 80 fish in two South Taranaki waterways earlier this year, says Taranaki Regional Council.

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Help shape the rules on Taranaki's freshwater

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Mon 10 Jun 2024 2:00pm

Changes are coming to how farmers, industry, businesses and communities use freshwater and Taranaki Regional Council wants the public’s help to shape the new rules.

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Taranaki Regional Council’s 2024/34 Long-Term Plan adopted

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Tue 14 May 2024 12:00pm

Protecting the environment is front and centre in Taranaki Regional Council’s Long-Term Plan (LTP) with new investment to safeguard the region’s biodiversity, deliver freshwater improvements and address climate change.

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